The turtle and the scorpion

Once upon a time, a scorpion swam all the way to the middle of a big lake. And when he got there, he realized he did not know how to swim, and started to drown. “Help! Help!” the scorpion yelled. But no one came to help him. A turtle was swimming by and the scorpion saw her and said, “Turtle, please help me. Can’t you see I’m drowning?” And the turtle said, “No, I will not help you. If I come near you, you will bite me, and then I will die.” The scorpion protested, “Turtle, I swear to you, I will not bite you. I’m not stupid, turtle. You could save my life. If I bite you, I will drown, and I do not want to die.” The turtle believed him, swam over, put the scorpion on her back, and then started swimming with him back to shore. When the turtle was close to shore, the scorpion bit her. And as they were both drowning, the turtle turned around and said, “Why? Why did you do it scorpion? Now we’re both going to die? Why did you do it?” And the scorpion replied, “Because I am a scorpion. I cannot help myself. It is my nature.”

From the book Tully by Paullina Simons

Four things, one month late

Sorry Gail, took me a month and a few days to do this. :D

I’ve already done something similar in my old blog, so I’m just going to do some cutting and pasting. (Hehe, cheater!)

Four jobs I’ve had

1. Summer intern at the PNRI (at the egg-shaped structure one sees along Commonwealth, when I was in HS)
2. Star guide (taught basic astronomy concepts inside a portable planetarium)
3. Weekend baker (brownies, cookies, anyone?)
4. Research assistant

Four movies I can watch over and over

1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2. Closer
3. Simply Irresistible
4. My Best Friend’s Wedding

Four places I’ve lived

1. Sampaloc, Manila (my parents rented an apartment just after they got married)
2. Muntinlupa City (for about 4 years, before we moved to Laguna)
3. Krus na Ligas, QC (in a boarding house with the girls for about 4 months)
4. Moraga, CA (for a year)

Four TV shows I love

1. Coupling
2. Sex and the City
3. Ally McBeal
4. Grey’s Anatomy

Four highly regarded TV shows I’ve never watched a single minute of

1. Heroes
2. Six Feet Under 
3. The Sopranos
4. Veronica Mars

Four sites I visit daily

1. Conservation.org (home page kasi)
2. Pisay96.net
3. Multiply
4. Gmail

Four places I’d rather be in right now

1. Anywhere but here

Four places I’ve vacationed

1. Sagada
2. Boracay
3. Roxas City
4. Taipei

Four of my favorite dishes

1. Inihaw na bangus with onions and tomatoes
2. Chicken adobo with gata
3. Ginataang shrimp/crab with kalabasa
4. Ginataang tilapia wrapped in mustasa

Ayan Gail, wala na ko utang ha. :P